Armenian diplomat: Russian peacekeepers deterred bloodshed against Karabakh residents

The deployment of Russian peacekeepers to Nagorno-Karabakh helped to prevent further violence against local residents, Acting Foreign Minister of Armenia Ara Ayvazyan told a briefing with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday. “I want to note that the presence of Russian peacekeepers prevented any further atrocities against the residents of Artsakh (unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic),” the top diplomat said. The involvement of international organizations in the effort to return Nagorno-Karabakh back to peace should not be politicized, he stressed. “During an exchange of opinions on the issue of involving respective international organization in the rehabilitation of Artsakh, I stated that…